Historical Events
1867 – An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D Young sets out to search for Dr David Livingstone (Scottish missionary and explorer)
1926 – Coup under General Sinel de Cordes in Portugal
1944 – In World War II, US troops secure Saipan as Japan falls
1951 – US President Harry Truman asks Congress to formally end state of war with Germany
1957 – 24th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-6 at Sportsman’s Park, St Louis
1986 – Attorney General’s Commission on pornography links hard-core porn to sex crimes
Famous Birthdays
1577 – Thomas West, 3rd and 12th Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist and Governor of Virginia, born in Wherwell, Hampshire, England (d. 1618)
1905 – Clarence Campbell, Canadian 3rd president of the NHL (1946-77), born in Fleming, Saskatchewan (d. 1984)
1928 – Raúl Coloma, Chilean soccer goalkeeper (13 caps; Ferrobádminton, Municipal Santiago, Ferroviaros), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2021)
1971 – Kevin Grant, British reggae-rock guitarist (Musical Youth – “Pass the Dutchie”), born in Birmingham, England
1985 – Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
1986 – Kiely Williams, American singer and actress (Cheetah Girls), born in Alexandria, Virgina
Famous Deaths
1903 – Alphonse François Renard, Belgian geologist, dies at 60
1951 – Harry Heilmann, American Baseball HOF outfielder (4 × AL batting champion, Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (WXYZ), dies from lung cancer at 56
1969 – Gertrude Dixon, compiler of Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Mind, dies
1974 – Earl Warren, Governor of California and 14th US Supreme Court Chief Justice (1953-69), dies at 83
2006 – Milan Williams, American keyboardist (Commodores – “Three Times A Lady”), dies of cancer at 58
2012 – Eugênio de Araújo Sales, Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal, dies at 91